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United States Patent | 5,748,692 |
Burton | May 5, 1998 |
A shielded rack loader makes use of a loading rack movable between a shielding structure and a storage tube. A shield plug seals the storage tube. A hoist moves the shield plug and the loading rack. A shield plug cart and a material transfer cart mate with receiving flanges of the rack loader and permit temporary storage and movement of the shield plug and of canisters of transuranic material.
Inventors: | Burton; Harold M. (New Market, MD) |
Assignee: | Scientech Inc. (Rockville, MD) |
Appl. No.: | 565338 |
Filed: | November 30, 1995 |
Current U.S. Class: | 376/272; 376/250 |
Intern'l Class: | G21C 019/32; G21F 007/00 |
Field of Search: | 376/260,261,269,272,287,250 250/506.1,507.1 |
4866286 | Sep., 1989 | Baatz et al. | 376/272. |
5319686 | Jun., 1994 | Pizzano et al. | 376/272. |